[2002taurusSEL]

I have a problem with my 02 taurus sel where it will randomly think that my door is open when it isnt, and the lights will not turn off when i am mot in the car. It has killed my battery before, and will happen once in a while. Sometimes when i see it i will disconnect the battery, but thats not a good solution. It also does not turn the lights on in the interior when i open the door, its my passenger side door. I dont care about the car recognizing it, i just dont want it to drain my battery. How can i disable the sensor??

 

[rjacket]

I have a problem with my 02 taurus sel where it will randomly think that my door is open when it isnt, and the lights will not turn off when i am mot in the car. It has killed my battery before, and will happen once in a while. Sometimes when i see it i will disconnect the battery, but thats not a good solution. It also does not turn the lights on in the interior when i open the door, its my passenger side door. I dont care about the car recognizing it, i just dont want it to drain my battery. How can i disable the sensor??

Potentially the simplest solution: Do you have a switch on the light to put it in the permanently off position?

 

[2002taurusSEL]

Potentially the simplest solution: Do you have a switch on the light to put it in the permanently off position?

You mean the interior lights? No i like having them. I just dont want it to keep my battery on thinking its open. Is there a way to disable the sensor or something like that?

 

[chartmaker]

I have a problem with my 02 taurus sel where it will randomly think that my door is open when it isnt, and the lights will not turn off when i am mot in the car. It has killed my battery before, and will happen once in a while. Sometimes when i see it i will disconnect the battery, but thats not a good solution. It also does not turn the lights on in the interior when i open the door, its my passenger side door. I dont care about the car recognizing it, i just dont want it to drain my battery. How can i disable the sensor??

You need a wiring diag. Pic you can open up the accordion from the door to the body and cut the wire that does that.
However your car should have a "battery saver" and it should cut off the lights after ~20 minutes.
-chart-

 

[rjacket]

However your car should have a "battery saver" and it should cut off the lights after ~20 minutes.
-chart-

If the problem is intermittent, it may restart the 20 minute cycle several times.

Since that light can be turned on manually and accidentally left on, I changed it to an LED a long time ago.

 

[sheila]

May try spraying the door end latch(es) profusely with wd-40.

 

[Steve83]

Why did you start another identical thread for the same problem on the same forum? Disable door jam sensor from recognizing the door

I advise against WD40 since its purpose is to deposit paraffin; not to lubricate or dissolve anything. Flowable grease IS a solvent carrying a lubricant, so it's a much-better choice. It might break up dried or contaminated grease, and leave behind fresh grease. But removing & washing the latch would be my first choice, since it removes more contamination. These are from my trucks:

 

[2002taurusSEL]

May try spraying the door end latch(es) profusely with wd-40.

Already tried that, so did the mechanic

Why did you start another identical thread for the same problem on the same forum? Disable door jam sensor from recognizing the door

I advise against WD40 since its purpose is to deposit paraffin; not to lubricate or dissolve anything. Flowable grease IS a solvent carrying a lubricant, so it's a much-better choice. It might break up dried or contaminated grease, and leave behind fresh grease. But removing & washing the latch would be my first choice, since it removes more contamination. These are from my trucks:

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Didnt mean to start two threads, ill check now…
How did you clean it?

 

[jag1959]

Didnt mean to start two threads, ill check now…
How did you clean it?

They've already been merged by your friendly neighborhood mod staff.
(who did not feel a need to take you to task for something that was obviously inadvertent)

 

[sheila]

They've already been merged by your friendly neighborhood mod staff.
(who did not feel a need to take you to task for something that was obviously inadvertent)

^ Mark, 'ol buddy, 'ol pal, are you the Maine Mega Millions jackpot winner, lol???

 

[jag1959]

^ Mark, 'ol buddy, 'ol pal, are you the Maine Mega Millions jackpot winner, lol???

Bad news, I am not. Lady Luck continues to treat me the way a baby treats a diaper.
The good news is there's no reason for anyone else to treat me any differently than they always have.